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Sabastian Sawe wins London Marathon, 1st to finish in under 2 hours - ESPN
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Sabastian Sawe wins London Marathon, 1st to finish in under 2 hours - ESPN

ESPN.com·Alyssa Roenigk·about 1 month ago
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Associated Press Apr 26, 2026, 07:01 AM ET LONDON -- The fabled 2-hour barrier for a marathon has been broken, officially, in a once-inconceivable achievement in sports. Not by one runner, but two. In a race for the ages, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds on Sunday, shattering the previous men's world record by an astonishing 65 seconds. "What comes today is not for me alone," the 29-year-old Sawe said, "but for all of us today in London." Just 11 seconds back was Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, who -- running in his first marathon -- also covered the 26.2-mile course in under 2 hours. Completing the podium was Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo, who broke the previous world-record time -- set by Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum in Chicago in 2023 -- by seven seconds, finishing in 2:00:28. In an exhilarating sight, Sawe ran quicker as the marathon went on, covering the second half of the race in 59:01.…

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